According to the State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu, the President had called off the visit in solidarity with the families who lost their loved ones and those injured.

“The President condemns in the strongest terms this heinous attack by these depraved individuals. Our security agencies will do everything in their power to bring them to justice,” said a statement released by State House.

“Every Kenyan of goodwill, Christian and Muslim alike, knows that it is wrong to take innocent life. Kenyans will not allow themselves to be divided along religious lines, which is what the terrorists want,” said the President.